Sawbuck.



No. 814,336. PATBNTED MAR. 6, 1906. A. D. THOMAS.

SAWBUGK.

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PATENTED MAR. 6, 1966.

A. D, THOMAS.

SAWBUGK.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SAWBUCK.

Specification of Letters latent.

Patented March ti, 1906.

Application filed June 10, 1905. Serial No. 264,641.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, AsnLnY DWIGHT THOMAS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Belleville, in the county of Dane, State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sawbucks and I do hereb declare the following to be a full, clear, an exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This inventionrelates to sawbucks, and has for its object to provide a device of this nature by means of which logs may be raised from the ground and which will hold logs in position for sewing.

Another object is to provide a sawbuck which may be folded to occupy little space when not in use and which may be manufactured at a low figure.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the following description.

In the drawin s formin a portion of this specification, an in whic like numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views, Figure 1 is a side elevation of the present invention, showing the tongs lowered and illustrating a log engaged thereby. Fig. 2 is a view similar to Fig. 1, showing the log raised in position. Fig. 3 is an end view. Fig. 4 is a view of the sawbuck in top plan. Fig{. 5 is a view of the device folded.

eferring now to the drawings, the present invention comprises a frame 5, which includes two pairs of upwardly-converging legs 6 and 7, respectively, which have connecting top members 8, removably attached thereto at their upper ends by means of bolts 9 assed through the legs and their members. iagonal brace-rods 10 are pivotally connected with the legs6 and 7 adjacent to their upper ends, and these braces are crossed between the pairs of legs and connect thelegs of one pair with those of the other, the lower ends of the braces being removably secured in position by means of bolts 11. It will thus'be seen that the top members 8 may be removed and that the braces 10 may be folded after removing the bolts 11 to lie against the leg, when the several portions may be disposed one upon another to occupy little space.

Upper and lower horizontal braces 12 and 13', respectively, are secured to the le s 6 and 7 of each pair, and extending outwar ly from the braces 12 there are horizontal rods 14, to

the outer ends of which are connected the upper ends of curved rack-bars 15, which eX tend downwardly and inwardly and which are secured at their lower ends to the braces 13. Pivotally mounted upon the bolts 9 between their ends are levers 16, having hooks 17 at their upper ends, and these levers extend downwardly over the side faces of the rack-bars 15 and are provided with springdo s 18, adapted for en agement with the refit-bars to hold the evers at different points of their movement. A chain 19 is enaged at its ends with the hooks 17 and at its center has chains 20 connected therewith, which are secured to the u per ends of a pair of tongs 21, which depend between the members 8, and it will be seen that the levers 16 may be moved upon their pivots to raise and lower these tongs.

In use when it is desired to hold a log in position for sawing, a log is placed beneath the frame 5 and between the pairs of legls. The levers are then operated to lower t e tongs, which are engaged with the lo s, and the outer ends of the levers are then epressed to raise the log, which is held against the braces 10 at the points at which they cross. The log may then be easily cut with a crosscut-saw, and it will be rea ily understood that the present buck may be used in connection with logs of different sizes.

What is claimed is- 1. In a sawbuck the combination with a frame including crossed braces, of levers pivoted in the frame, log-engaging devices carried by the levers said levers being movable to hold a log enga ed by the devices in an angle of the crossed races and means for holding the levers with a log in such a posi tion.

2. A sawbuck comprising a frame including legs and crossed braces, of levers pivoted between the legs, log-enga ing devices connected with the levers said evers being movable to ermit of the en agement of the devices with a log and to bring a log thus engaged into an angle of the crossed braces and means for holding the levers at difl'erent points of their movement.

3. In a sawbuck the combination with a collapsible frame including spaced pairs of is s and crossed braces pivotally connected with the legs at one end and removably connected therewith at their opposite ends, of a lever pivoted between the eggs of each pair,

log-engaging tongs connected with the levers at one end, said levers being movable to bring the tongs into osition for engagement with a log disposed Eetween the pans of legs and to raise a log thus engaged to bring it into an angle of the crossed braces, rack-bars con nected with the pairs of legs and retaining devices carried by the lever and adapted for engagement of the reek-bars to 111016. the levers at different points of their movement. i0

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

A. DWIGHT THOMAS Witnesses:

O. E. STEVENS, JOHN RASHFORD. 

